Research Article
Fabrication of Cement, Polymer, and Metal-Matrix Fibre Composites by Gravity-Assisted Liquid-Binder Infiltration: A Practical Approach
Table 3
Flow test results for epoxy resin/woven glass fibres.
| Volume fraction (%) | Aperture (mm2) | Spacing between layers (mm) | Fibre dimensionsthickness, width (mm) | Infiltration distance (mm) | () |
| 32.1 | 0.65 × 0.85 | 0.10 | 0.1, 1.0 | 10.3 | 0.17 | 32.1 | 0.65 × 0.85 | 0.12 | 0.1, 1.0 | 10.8 | 0.20 | 32.1 | 0.65 × 0.85 | 0.11 | 0.1, 1.0 | 10.5 | 0.19 | 32.0 | 0.65 × 1.83 | 0.11 | 0.1, 1.0 | 13.1 | 0.41 | 32.0 | 0.65 × 1.83 | 0.10 | 0.1, 1.0 | 12.8 | 0.37 | 32.0 | 0.65 × 1.83 | 0.12 | 0.1, 1.0 | 13.3 | 0.45 | 31.0 | 0.65 × 2.60 | 0.12 | 0.1, 1.0 | 16.4 | 0.65 | 31.0 | 0.65 × 2.60 | 0.10 | 0.1, 1.0 | 15.7 | 0.54 | 31.0 | 0.65 × 2.60 | 0.11 | 0.1, 1.0 | 16.1 | 0.60 |
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